Pierce County, WA real estate

What the numbers say

Pierce County, WA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Pierce County listed for $625,000, down 0.8% from a year earlier. That is 2% below the Washington median of $639,475.

Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, slower than 51 days a year ago. That makes Pierce County the #6 fastest-selling of 22 Washington counties we track.

Homeowners in Pierce County pay a median of $4,770 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $526,600, an effective rate of about 0.91%. The Washington average is 0.81%, which makes Pierce County the #39 lowest-tax of 39 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,806 a month, and $1,794 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $625,000 home here comes to about $4,140 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $177,000 a year (the median household here earns $99,564).